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NCLEX Nutrition
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nclex
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health-sciences
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nursing
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health-fitness-nutrition
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1. How much milk is to be consumed per day?
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
3 cups
day week or month
2. The higher the BMR a client has --
2 cups
can consume more calories without weight gain
prealbumin levels
fats
3. What function is vitamin A?
B and C
apple is higher risk than a pear
vision - bone - tissue growth -immune and reproductive function
milk - enriched grains
4. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs
albumin levels
sleep - fasting - starvation - undernutrition
fruits - vegetables - milk and grains
apple is higher risk than a pear
5. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?
antioxidant - immune function
6 oz. a day
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
2.5 cups
6. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?
liver and intestinal synthesis
vitamin K
protein and fat
cream cheese - cream or butter
7. When does BMR increase?
hemoglobin
protein
18-25
activity - stress - temperature - pregnancy - smoking - caffeine - growth spurts
8. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?
pork - wheat germ - fortified cereals - Vitamin B1 thiamin deficient
atrophy or wasting of muscle
sleep - fasting - starvation - undernutrition
vitamin K
9. What function is vitamin D?
6 oz. a day
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
oxygen consumption and rate of burned calories to determine exact caloric requirements
fish - nuts and vegetable oils
10. What is the function of vitamin E?
antioxidant - immune function
folic acid - orange juice - meat - green leafy veg
fish - nuts and vegetable oils
milk - enriched grains
11. What is the function of vitamin C?
milk - enriched grains
animal products - egg yolk - organ meat - butter - cheese - vairous oils
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
antioxidant - wound healing - hormone synth
12. How much meat/beans should be eaten?
5.5 ounces/day
low albumin levels < 3.4
can consume more calories without weight gain
hemorrhage
13. How many calories/gram is protein?
300 cal/day increase
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
4 calories/gram
14. What does DASH stand for?
dark green - orange - drybeans
dietary approach to stop hypertension
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
300 cal/day increase
15. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?
fat soluble vitamins
vitamin K
4 calories/gram
prealbumin levels
16. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy
vision - bone - tissue growth -immune and reproductive function
essential amino acids
cream cheese - cream or butter
protein
17. What is normal BMI?
antioxidant - wound healing - hormone synth
essential amino acids
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
18-25
18. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?
fruits - vegetables - milk and grains
apple is higher risk than a pear
oxygen consumption and rate of burned calories to determine exact caloric requirements
vitamin C - citrus fruits
19. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
fat soluble vitamins
animal foods - fruits - veg - fortified milk
atrophy or wasting of muscle
20. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?
0.8 grams/kg/day or 10%
one tspn salt or less
vitamin C - citrus fruits
300 cal/day increase
21. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?
protein
fats
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
low albumin levels < 3.4
22. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems
infection - skin lesion - amenorrhea and sensitive to cold environment
dietary approach to stop hypertension
day week or month
essential amino acids
23. What are healthy sources of fats?
fish - nuts and vegetable oils
fat soluble vitamins
4 calories/gram
carrots and sweet potatoes
24. Fats can lead to some medical problems
2 cups
liver and intestinal synthesis
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
fruits - vegetables - milk and grains
25. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily
day week or month
antioxidant - immune function
dark green - orange - drybeans
essential amino acids
26. What is RDA of protein?
2 cups
atrophy or wasting of muscle
0.8 grams/kg/day or 10%
fat soluble vitamins
27. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?
starches - sugars - and cellulose
antioxidant - immune function
niacin B3 - peanuts - legumes - enriched grains
500 cal/day
28. How much sodium may be consumed per day?
5.5 ounces/day
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
2 cups
one tspn salt or less
29. Where can you get more vitamin D?
sleep - fasting - starvation - undernutrition
dairy and fortified foods
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
hemorrhage
30. When does BMR decrease?
pork - wheat germ - fortified cereals - Vitamin B1 thiamin deficient
can consume more calories without weight gain
sleep - fasting - starvation - undernutrition
fish - nuts and vegetable oils
31. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this
fats
transferrin
vegetable oil - peanuts - margarine
atrophy or wasting of muscle
32. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?
liver and intestinal synthesis
hemoglobin
5.5 ounces/day
antioxidant - immune function
33. Name six sources of grains
protein
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
albumin levels
niacin B3 - peanuts - legumes - enriched grains
34. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?
pregnant women or elderly
review of systems
transferrin
albumin levels
35. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?
pork - wheat germ - fortified cereals - Vitamin B1 thiamin deficient
liver and intestinal synthesis
folic acid - orange juice - meat - green leafy veg
2 cups
36. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?
oxygen consumption and rate of burned calories to determine exact caloric requirements
3 cups
folic acid - orange juice - meat - green leafy veg
300 cal/day increase
37. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy
protein and fat
dairy and fortified foods
fruits - vegetables - milk and grains
animal products - egg yolk - organ meat - butter - cheese - vairous oils
38. What type of people need extra protein?
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
pregnant women or elderly
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
essential amino acids
39. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
milk - enriched grains
TPN total parenteral nutrition
vitamin C - citrus fruits
40. What orange vegetables are good to eat?
4 calories/gram
carrots and sweet potatoes
pregnant women or elderly
6 oz. a day
41. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram
dietary approach to stop hypertension
B and C
review of systems
fats
42. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value
prealbumin levels
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
meat - fish poultry - eggs and dairy
can consume more calories without weight gain
43. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease
apple is higher risk than a pear
vitamin C - citrus fruits
4 calories/gram
2.5 cups
44. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?
oxygen consumption and rate of burned calories to determine exact caloric requirements
B and C
protein and fat
albumin levels
45. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?
vitamin C - citrus fruits
infection - skin lesion - amenorrhea and sensitive to cold environment
2 cups
meat - fish poultry - eggs and dairy
46. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
infection - skin lesion - amenorrhea and sensitive to cold environment
300 cal/day increase
2 cups
47. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies
hemoglobin
protein
rickets - osteomalacia
protein and fat
48. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?
2.5 cups
animal foods - fruits - veg - fortified milk
trans fatty acid
apple is higher risk than a pear
49. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?
fruits - vegetables - milk and grains
can consume more calories without weight gain
protein
TPN total parenteral nutrition
50. How much more calories are needed for lactation?
oxygen consumption and rate of burned calories to determine exact caloric requirements
500 cal/day
vegetable oil - peanuts - margarine
dietary approach to stop hypertension
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